Starlink Mini Satellite Internet Kit $599 (+ $80/Month 50GB Roam, $195/Month Unlimited Roam) + Del ($0 C&C/ In-Store) @ JB Hi-Fi

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Starlink Mini Satellite Internet Kit $599 (+ $80/Month 50GB Roam, $195/Month Unlimited Roam) + Del ($0 C&C/ In-Store) @ JB Hi-Fi
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dorz on 15/11/2024 - 08:25 jbhifi.com.au (1337 clicks)
Last edited 15/11/2024 - 12:20 by 3 other users

JB HiFi have advertised the Starlink Mini kit for $599 instead of $799. First discount of the mini I have seen, it is still full price on the Starlink site.

Requires $80pm for 50gb roaming subscription, cancel anytime as needed. For more roam data the $195pm is unlimited.

Starlink Mini is designed for connectivity on the go and can easily fit in a backpack. Starlink Mini is a portable, all-in-one compact kit with a built-in Wi-Fi router, lower power consumption, a DC power input, and max speeds over 100 Mbps.

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  • Orrelljet on 15/11/2024 - 08:29
    +9

    Still feels like too much $$ to me.

    • willoz on 15/11/2024 - 08:37
      +51

      For a device the size of an iPad to connect to a global network of low latency, high speed satellites with a built in wifi router ANYWHERE in the world?

      • Orrelljet on 15/11/2024 - 08:59
        +4

        Yes. Still too much. I know it's smaller than the Gen 3 but it's also more of a compromise.

      • willz on 15/11/2024 - 09:17

        not ANYWHERE in the world unfortunately

        • marcozmitch on 15/11/2024 - 09:29
          +8

          Not in these areas speciffically:
          Starlink is not available in the following countries:

          Russia: SpaceX has never sold or marketed Starlink in Russia
China: Starlink is not available in China
India: Starlink has not been approved in India
Most of Africa: Starlink has not been approved in most of Africa
          • djsweet on 15/11/2024 - 09:38
            -1

            @marcozmitch: Africa.. you know the place that could most benefit. Not approved!

            • quanticism on 15/11/2024 - 09:43
              +3

              @djsweet: iirc Africa wants some form of joint ownership.

            • Wolfenstein98k on 15/11/2024 - 09:59
              +5

              @djsweet: It works there, it's just that the shitty governments won't approve it for sale unless they get an ownership share

              • nugstar on 15/11/2024 - 11:21
                -3

                @Wolfenstein98k: Shitty governments don't want foreign companies extracting wealth from their citizens?

              • greatlamp on 15/11/2024 - 13:06
                +1

                @Wolfenstein98k: While I support the efforts of starlink, critical infrastructure really shouldn't be entirely owned by a single corporation, which it will be if you look at the rate they are sending up new satellites.

                Since it isn't possible to think more than 3-4 years ahead in the neoliberal west we are of course told it is the shitty governments that won't approve it

                • Wolfenstein98k on 15/11/2024 - 16:17
                  +3

                  @greatlamp: It's only owned by a single corporation because that single corporation built the entire thing.

                  It can be owned by a hundred corporations, if they do it!

                  Support building instead of redistributing.

                • mantra on 15/11/2024 - 20:02

                  @greatlamp: before NBN those unfortunate to be under HFC had to pay telstra monopolistic prices meant as a family we had 2GB data (throttled to 64kbps) provided by Virgin Mobile broadband with their router that i kept arousing every time i turned it on

            • UltimateAI on 15/11/2024 - 11:45
              +4

              @djsweet: Approved for use in 13 African countries, noting it actually works in more but frequent use they will disconnect you.
              The approval outstanding needs to be issued from the countries themselves, not Starlink.

              Nigeria - Launched in January 2023
              Rwanda - Launched in February 2023
              Mozambique - Launched in June 2023
              Kenya - Launched in July 2023
              Malawi - Launched in July 2023
              Benin - Launched in November 2023
              Zambia - Launched in November 2023
              Eswatini - Launched in December 2023
              Sierra Leone - Launched in June 2024
              South Sudan - Launched in July 2024
              Madagascar - Launched in July 2024
              Botswana - Launched in August 2023
              Ghana - Launched in August 2024

            • kitiara666 on 15/11/2024 - 12:32

              @djsweet: Apart from certain places like nigeria and ghana.

              We should all be thankful its harder for residents there to signup and use the service.

          • rashn on 15/11/2024 - 09:49
            +4

            @marcozmitch: It works in most (probably all) of Africa if you travel through it, you just can't buy it in most of the countries.

          • starcub on 15/11/2024 - 14:09

            @marcozmitch: That's more than 50% of the world's population.

      • cerealsmok3r on 15/11/2024 - 09:50
        +3

        When i first heard of it, I thought this was ground breaking and should be priced much higher. im glad its gotten much cheaper and has the potential to drop in price further

      • M00Cow on 15/11/2024 - 09:53
        -1

        ANYWHERE in the world

        half of anywhere in the world.

        https://www.starlink.com/au/map

        • rashn on 15/11/2024 - 09:57
          +7

          Just because you can't subscribe in a country does not mean it does not work in that country. eg. Many people in Africa subscribe in Botswana and then use roaming to use it in other African countries instead…

          • geekcohen on 15/11/2024 - 11:29
            -1

            @rashn: Until Starlink blocks them out, like they have done already. Plenty of articles on Google.

            • rashn on 15/11/2024 - 13:34

              @geekcohen: I wouldn't say that's relevant to the argument that you can use it almost anywhere; you just can't live almost anywhere.

      • monky on 15/11/2024 - 10:42

        yes

      • R4 on 15/11/2024 - 12:53
        +4

        Yeah, OzB is a tough crowd!

        Just think about where this technology is in 2024 compared with even 2 years ago, It's nuts. This would have been full mil-spec under 10 years ago and would have had a mental cost.

      • ChipsChicky on 15/11/2024 - 15:46
        -1

        Nice try Elon

    • hopper on 15/11/2024 - 08:41
      +2

      Well is there a alternative?

      • ctan7 on 15/11/2024 - 10:34
        +3

        The magnificent and amazing nbn skymess skymesh

        • mantra on 15/11/2024 - 19:47

          skymuster cannot roam/portable

          having fixed wireless here cannot use skymuster as failover/load balance/backup, only one nbn connection per property

    • loksmack on 15/11/2024 - 08:59
      +10

      Watch a video about how these work and you may come to appreciate how affordable it actually is.

      • Orrelljet on 15/11/2024 - 09:03
        +3

        I know all about it. I have a Gen 3 setup for our motorhome and think it's the perfect solution, for our requirements. The Mini may well be the best option for some but the gen 3 will give more for less for the vast majority of people.

        • loksmack on 15/11/2024 - 09:07
          +3

          Then you should understand better than anyone that the niche and miniaturised version of the device will likely command a premium.

          Thanks for the neg :)

          • Orrelljet on 15/11/2024 - 09:09

            @loksmack: I didn't neg you. Your comment is valid and I do get that it should command a small premium but I think $599 should be the RRP.

            • loksmack on 15/11/2024 - 09:12
              +3

              @Orrelljet: The neg comment wasn't meant to be at you, just in general to whoever it was.

              I'd like to see the subscription price lowered. Eating a one-time expense is okay, but $139 ongoing is a bit much compared to NBN plans. Alas it's either that or Skymuster for me, so the choice is clear.

              • Orrelljet on 15/11/2024 - 09:21
                +2

                @loksmack: $195 for Roam! That needs to come down as I don't see how the service being offered differs from a residential plan.

                • LukeOz83 on 15/11/2024 - 10:46

                  @Orrelljet: There are few differences roam vs residential. Residential you cant pause, so its always $134. Also residential only works at one address. Roam, you can pay for month (or part of) here and there, also can take it anywhere in Aus. Furthermore, for $195 the roam works in motion, so you can have it on while driving so wife and kids can watch netflix and not bother you asking "are we there yet"

                  • Orrelljet on 15/11/2024 - 10:49

                    @LukeOz83: There are differences, I know, and you can technically use the residential service while "roaming" by changing your address each time but I'm old and would forget. The pause feature with Roam is awesome though, granted.

                  • Jonzay on 15/11/2024 - 18:32

                    @LukeOz83:

                    Residential you cant pause, so its always $134.

                    Look into Launtel, you pay by the day and can pause any time you like.

                    Edit: Ah, it occurs to me that you may be comparing different Starlink plans. My bad.

                • NoApostrophePlurals on 15/11/2024 - 13:01

                  @Orrelljet: Can you roam with a residential plan?

                  • Orrelljet on 15/11/2024 - 13:24

                    @NoApostrophePlurals: If you change your address when you get to where you're going, yes. If you're moving every day it would be too much hassle but I know there are people that do it to save $$. BUT, you can't pause a residential plan so you'd need to swap back to Roam to pause. We use ours on a Roam plan and it's been paused since early October. We'll likely unpause sometime next year.

              • LukeOz83 on 15/11/2024 - 10:54

                @loksmack: But is really $139 too much? Nbn offers 250/25, which is about where SL sits, for $100+. The difference in these two though is that SL is not designed for populated areas where NBN is available. It will work essentially anywhere* on the continent. So for people in remote areas, $139 for very fast, stable connection is actually a miracle.

                I understand that you dont have an option of nbn, but then compare to skymuster those few extra $ arent that bad, are they?

                • loksmack on 15/11/2024 - 11:04

                  @LukeOz83: I agree that SL is a saviour when compared to Skymuster.

                  But it's still around a 40% premium over 250/25 NBN plans, with no option (aside from the Telstra reselling) to choose something slower for cheaper.

                  Definitely not arguing that the tech isn't incredible, it's just a bummer that NBN doesn't provide a comparably affordable option with decent performance (aka not Skymuster) for those of us delegated to Satellite. Before you say it, not everyone who is satellite lives in the middle of nowhere - I'm under an hour out of Melbourne and 5 mins to town with FTTP. Some others are even less 'regional' yet still have to put up with satellite.

            • 1st-Amendment on 15/11/2024 - 10:18
              +2

              @Orrelljet:

              but I think $599 should be the RRP

              Why not $1? I mean if we're making things up, may as well go big.

    • Save 50 Cent on 15/11/2024 - 09:06
      -5

      Yeah just get a prepaid vodafone 4g sim card instead and put it in your 4g pocket wifi device you poor bastard.

    • BargainKen on 15/11/2024 - 10:22
      +1

      The mini was supposed to be half the price of the full sized dish when it first came out but due to its popularity Starlink is charging a premium for it. Basic laws of supply and demand.

    • UltimateAI on 15/11/2024 - 11:38
      +1

      Not every deal is for everyone. But for Campers\Travelers\Marine people or anyone requiring good backup internet or gets second rate NBN line NBN Wireless, NBN Satellite and even NBN FTTN (old copper or just too far from the green box) then this pricing is quite attractive. Actually will go 1 step further and say there really isn't any alternative.

      • UltimateAI on 15/11/2024 - 11:51
        +1

        Should add that I was recently travelling through NT. Places we stayed had the NBN, and NBN was effectively useless couldn't even get email.
        Most of the time didn't have 4g cell service on the NATIONAL highway.
        Almost all the campers had Starlink and they were super happy and more than willing to share.

  • cloudie9 on 15/11/2024 - 08:43

    Can you take this while overseas travelling? Aka roaming outside Oz?

    • Darge on 15/11/2024 - 08:46
      +2

      You can use it wherever its enabled. Note a large portion of the world isn't enabled for various reasons and you need to check https://satellitemap.space/

      • bonezAU on 15/11/2024 - 09:14

        If that's the case, has anyone with rellies or friends in another country tried signing up where it's cheaper? For example the RV/mobile plan costs about $120 AUD in Indonesia.

        I'm sure there would be even cheaper markets. I wonder if they'd be onto you pretty quickly or not…

        • xphonerz on 15/11/2024 - 09:32
          +2

          from the FAQ:

          If you use Starlink Roam in a country different from your shipping address for over two months, Starlink may require you to update your registered address to your new location. If your new location is not in an authorized territory (marked "Available" or "Waitlist" on the Starlink map), your service may be immediately suspended. See Terms of Service for more information.

        • yoquierotaco on 15/11/2024 - 09:38
          +1

          I’ve read Starlink charges an extra fee if you register device in different region from where it was sold. Starlink device much cheaper in other regions.

          Not sure if choosing a plan from a different region is similar or if they would block you somehow.

          Edit: looks like xphonerz answered above

    • geekcohen on 15/11/2024 - 09:37
      +1

      Yes, but you need a Global Roaming plan which is a lot more expensive.

      • tmonkey on 15/11/2024 - 15:16

        Not any more. That changed with the price increases a couple of months ago. You can now use it for 2 months out of country every year.

  • mfu on 15/11/2024 - 08:43

    If only can use this with residential subs.

    • Spendmore on 15/11/2024 - 08:49
      +2

      It is slower than the larger units so unless you were hiking or something like that you would be better with the larger unit if you wanted the most bandwidth.

      • Sleepycat3 on 15/11/2024 - 08:55

        Because I torrent while I am hiking in the mountain ranges?

        • Spendmore on 15/11/2024 - 08:58
          +3

          Wow small thinker huh. No, content creators sending large digital files online for one of many examples.

          • nephilim on 15/11/2024 - 09:14
            +6

            @Spendmore: Tradies be like wow another thing to add to my 150k tax write off LandCruiser

    • geekcohen on 15/11/2024 - 09:37

      Why? You cannot really have the unit on the roof and then WiFi inside, it won't work very well.

      • Spendmore on 15/11/2024 - 09:48
        +2

        Thats how they are used, mounted on the roof of a caravan or car and can be used while in motion.

        • geekcohen on 15/11/2024 - 10:06
          +3

          Caravan and Car, yes. But this guy is talking about a Residential Subscription for the house. I have mine mounted to the roof of my ute and it works very well. Got a Mini PC connected to it and it runs a speed test every 5 mins, then uploads to the site.

          • Spendmore on 15/11/2024 - 10:10

            @geekcohen: The large units run a cable to a modem for wifi, with a mini you would run a lan cable to a router.

            • geekcohen on 15/11/2024 - 10:13

              @Spendmore: Yes, I am well aware of that.

              But why not just get a Gen 3 for a house? Cheaper and offers full speed unlike a mini that is slower in speed and more expensive plus then additional cost for another router/access point? Doesn't make sense to me

              • Spendmore on 15/11/2024 - 10:56
                +1

                @geekcohen: I wasnt arguing the point between models i was stating that either model would work in a residential setting in response to "you can't have it on the roof it won't work properly ". Personally i think the mini is a niche application where you are physically carrying the unit or have little storage capability like a motorbike. Otherwise the gen 3 wins hands down.

                • geekcohen on 15/11/2024 - 11:30

                  @Spendmore: 100% agree.

                  you can't have it on the roof it won't work properly

                  I was more referring to WiFi Coverage.

      • UltimateAI on 15/11/2024 - 11:40

        I know people who have stupidly mounted this inside their cars pointing through the glass roof and yes it works.

        • geekcohen on 15/11/2024 - 11:45

          Yes, a lot on Reddit in the USA through sun roofs.

    • Shoocat on 15/11/2024 - 09:14
      +15

      How about we don't make every bargain discussion about US politics. I vote for keeping ozbargain about bargains and leaving the politics at the door.

        • Shoocat on 15/11/2024 - 12:49

          By "you guys", you mean?

          • Binchicken22 on 15/11/2024 - 17:35
            -1

            @Shoocat: Well, the people who always jump on every tesla post with their comments "wOuLd nEvA bUy a TeSlA cUz iTs oWneD bY a NaZi!!!!"… If that's you or not, I don't know, but there are plenty on every tesla deal thread simping for BYDs etc.

            You and I both know as soon as there is a viable starlink competitor the starlink posts will be swamped with that same rubbish… And I get the feeling you won't be calling them out on it.

      • 1st-Amendment on 15/11/2024 - 10:20
        -2

        I vote for

        So the politics is ok when you do it? Pick a lane…

        • Binchicken22 on 15/11/2024 - 11:20
          -5

          Exactly.

        • Shoocat on 15/11/2024 - 12:51
          +1

          I've picked my lane and my lane here is bargains.

    • Caped Baldy on 15/11/2024 - 09:21
      +6

      You're a disgrace to bin chickens everywhere

    • mountaineer on 15/11/2024 - 09:31
      -4

      I didn't neg you - if the lefties just keep their mouth shut then just don't go into it ..

    • May4th on 15/11/2024 - 09:35
      +12

      and yet not a single post until you came long, these "leftist" living rent free in your head much?

      • Binchicken22 on 15/11/2024 - 09:50
        -5

        Check the ev post from today. Was just drawing some parallels.

        Not a single post on this thread is exactly my point.

    • Save 50 Cent on 15/11/2024 - 09:39
      +7

      Why didn’t you just wait quietly then?

      • M00Cow on 15/11/2024 - 10:00
        +5

        because it's cold in St Petersburg this time of year <wink>

  • AustriaBargain on 15/11/2024 - 09:10
    +1

    Are these good for camping? Or good to have in case of some huge global event knocks out all internet in our city, the satellites will still work? Why y'all buying this, you all live in the country?

    • Spendmore on 15/11/2024 - 09:13
      +4

      Camping, removes the need for a sat phone, remote working etc etc.

    • loksmack on 15/11/2024 - 09:17
      +2

      The satellites will work, so long as the ground stations aren't also affected by the outage.

      • AustriaBargain on 15/11/2024 - 09:19

        Would it work for us if our gound stations were down, but Musk still had ground stations elsewhere in the world? Guessing it would be slow even if it worked, if more traffic had to go between satellites and through fewer ground stations.

        • loksmack on 15/11/2024 - 09:20
          +2

          Yes I believe there is some redundancy in the constellation. How well it works I'm not sure.

    • Horacio on 15/11/2024 - 10:07

      I doubt they'd work simply because the ground stations would be at the mercy of whatever impacted the city

  • kungfuman on 15/11/2024 - 09:16
    +3

    internet anywhere even the middle of Australia :D

    • May4th on 15/11/2024 - 09:37
      +3

      game changer for the regional / remote australia for sure. I can't wait to take one caravaning

      • kungfuman on 15/11/2024 - 09:49
        +4

        man you can be out in the middle of the ocean now and still get internet.

        • geekcohen on 15/11/2024 - 10:04

          Having the right roaming plan, yes, that is right. These often require Global Roaming plans.

      • 1st-Amendment on 15/11/2024 - 10:24
        +2

        The private sector delivered what the government couldn't and did it better and cheaper.

        Yet another lesson for young players…

        • beach bum on 15/11/2024 - 13:22
          -1

          While filling close earth orbit with garbage we might never be rid of..

          • pparanoidd on 15/11/2024 - 13:55
            +1

            @beach bum: … Until a few years later when they naturally burn up in the atmosphere

            • beach bum on 15/11/2024 - 17:21

              @pparanoidd: Let’s hope there’s no collisions then that send shrapnel in every direction then

              • 1st-Amendment on 15/11/2024 - 18:29

                @beach bum:

                Let’s hope there’s no collisions then

                What is physics…

                You know that even if you don't understand it, everyone that works in that field does.

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